assistantship

[ uh-sis-tuhnt-ship ]

/ əˈsɪs təntˌʃɪp /

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noun

a form of financial aid awarded to a student studying for a graduate degree at a college or university in which the student assists a professor, usually in academic or laboratory work.

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Origin of assistantship

First recorded in 1690–1700; assistant + -ship

Words nearby assistantship

assistance animal, assistance dog, assistant, assistant professor, assistant referee, assistantship, assist-control ventilation, assisted dying, assisted living, assisted reproduction, assisted respiration

How to use assistantship in a sentence

He had already been almost promised an assistantship to the head of the Educational District.
The Created Legend|Feodor Sologub
I am offered a lectureship here with an ample salary, or an assistantship on equal terms, by Trent.
The Doctor|Ralph Connor
The word came hard as though the fact of an assistantship were at the least distasteful.
Where I Wasn't Going|Walt Richmond